To get down to the basic truths, Sid Grant, a well known historian, undertook a detailed research including personal interviews with old Bob Harden (ex-West Wallsend skipper), Tom Rennex, ‘G ‘Tup’’ Rennex, Alf Brunskill, Alec Renfrew and others.

A group of 15 sportsmen met on a vacant allotment just south of the Cessnock railway station.

The first ground was a large vacant area near where the Aberdare Park was established 15 years later.

Cessnock City Hornets' biggest rival is Weston Workers Bears FC.

Cessnock has had many players go on to represent Australia at a junior and senior level,[2] including: